diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarThreadRow.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarThreadRow.tsx
index bc89186d9373..79327b68fe14 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarThreadRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/sidebar/SidebarThreadRow.tsx
@@ -1129,8 +1129,9 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: SidebarThreadRowP
       </span>
     ) : null;
   const diff = latestRunDiff(thread);
-  // Only the trailing icons would remain, so the row moves them to the title line instead.
+  // Compact rows move trailing icons to the title when no other metadata remains.
   const metaLineEmpty =
+    variant !== "card" &&
     !thread.branch &&
     !showsScratchMachine &&
     prBadge === null &&
@@ -1392,7 +1393,6 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: SidebarThreadRowP
       {...(fileDropHandlers ?? {})}
       className={cn(
         "list-none py-0.5 [content-visibility:auto] [contain-intrinsic-size:auto_78px]",
-        metaLineEmpty && "[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_58px]",
         sortable?.isDragging && "relative z-20",
       )}
     >
@@ -1418,12 +1418,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: SidebarThreadRowP
           }
         >
           {accessibleTitle}
-          <div
-            className={cn(
-              "relative z-10 h-[4.875rem] px-(--sidebar-row-content-inset) py-(--sidebar-content-inset)",
-              metaLineEmpty && "h-auto",
-            )}
-          >
+          <div className="relative z-10 h-[4.875rem] px-(--sidebar-row-content-inset) py-(--sidebar-content-inset)">
             <div className="flex h-5 min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
               {draftIndicator}
               {props.project ? (